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Windshield Repair Kits - do they work well?
I have a small impact on my on my windshield from a rock the size of a
pencil eraser along with a hairline crack about 1/4 inch long. I want to have the windshield repaired so the crack doesnt grow. Most places want $50 to repair it. My car is old and I plan to get rid of it in the fall. I noticed that Permatex and Loctite make repair kits for about $10 that include a syringe and a crazy-glue like adhesive that supposedly fills the crack. Can anyone attest to the effectiveness of these kits and the difficulty in using them properly? Thanks |
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> wrote in message oups.com... >I have a small impact on my on my windshield from a rock the size of a > pencil eraser along with a hairline crack about 1/4 inch long. I want > to have the windshield repaired so the crack doesnt grow. Most places > want $50 to repair it. My car is old and I plan to get rid of it in > the fall. > I noticed that Permatex and Loctite make repair kits for about $10 > that include a syringe and a crazy-glue like adhesive that supposedly > fills the crack. > Can anyone attest to the effectiveness of these kits and the > difficulty in using them properly? > Thanks > I've tried them several times, practicing first on cheaper cars (was a dealer). Never graduated to more expensive cars, as my expertise was lacking. One really needs some specialized equipment(magnetized arms to position magnifying glasses, proper heat source, proper light sources, vacuum devices, glass-drills and training to fix them--esp. those having a short crack. Thart short crack can run full width of w/shield before you know it. Plus, I never could make the spots & stars virtually disappear, like the pros could do. Answer: pay the extra for a pro--the pencil-eraser-size would fade to the size of the lead-pointed end; and the crack quite often is hidden and they very seldom "run"--pros drill/fill the end of the crack to stop its running. If it were me, I'd pay the $40 difference and feel as if I was gonna get my $'s worth! Luck, whichever way you go. s |
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wrote: > I have a small impact on my on my windshield from a rock the size of a > pencil eraser along with a hairline crack about 1/4 inch long. I want > to have the windshield repaired so the crack doesnt grow. Most places > want $50 to repair it. My car is old and I plan to get rid of it in > the fall. > I noticed that Permatex and Loctite make repair kits for about $10 > that include a syringe and a crazy-glue like adhesive that supposedly > fills the crack. > Can anyone attest to the effectiveness of these kits and the > difficulty in using them properly? You have to follow the instructions _exactly_ to get good results. I've heard that the Permatex/Loctite kit works well on bull's eye damage but not for anything else. There's also a different kit, consisting of 2-part epoxy, that works on both bull's eye and star cracks, and a friend of mine had good luck with it. But it took something like 45 minutes to apply the epoxy (he did it in the office parking lot during lunch) because the plunger had to be manipulated in different ways over the period to work into the entire crack and remove air bubbles (push it down and hold it down with a pin, pull it up and hold it up with a pin, plunge and release several times and leave it down, pump several tiems and leave it up). I'd rather spend the $50 to get the repair done right and prevent further cracking that could require replacing the windshield. |
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On Jun 4, 3:52 pm, Dan Youngquist > wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 wrote: > > > I have a small impact on my on my windshield from a rock the size of a > > pencil eraser along with a hairline crack about 1/4 inch long. I want > > to have the windshield repaired so the crack doesnt grow. > > If you care mostly about keeping the crack from growing, and don't care > too much if the chip stays there, you can stop-drill the crack with a > Dremel tool and a small silicon carbide stone. Dremel #83322 is ideal. > Drill just a bit beyond where you can see the end of the crack. Hold the > Dremel at just a bit of an angle, and rock it back & forth a bit. Be sure > to go all the way through the glass layer or you won't stop the crack; > it's pretty obvious when you hit the plastic. Then press on the area to > make the crack extend into the hole. > > -Dan You are not using a tungsten carbide glass drill (spade shaped)? |
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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Dean wrote:
> You are not using a tungsten carbide glass drill (spade shaped)? No, a silicon carbide stone. I've never tried tungsten carbide, so I can't say how it compares, but silicon carbide is what Dremel recommends for glass. I use this one, because it's the smallest diameter Dremel makes: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attachme...=66321&I=66323 -Dan |
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On Jun 5, 12:31 am, Dan Youngquist > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Dean wrote: > > You are not using a tungsten carbide glass drill (spade shaped)? > > No, a silicon carbide stone. I've never tried tungsten carbide, so I > can't say how it compares, but silicon carbide is what Dremel recommends > for glass. I use this one, because it's the smallest diameter Dremel > makes:http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attachme.../attachment-ac... > > -Dan Ok looks good. Have Dremel, will drill! |
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On Jun 5, 12:31 am, Dan Youngquist > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Dean wrote: > > You are not using a tungsten carbide glass drill (spade shaped)? > > No, a silicon carbide stone. I've never tried tungsten carbide, so I > can't say how it compares, but silicon carbide is what Dremel recommends > for glass. I use this one, because it's the smallest diameter Dremel > makes:http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attachme.../attachment-ac... > > -Dan Are you cooling the glass when you drill? Adding oil or water to lubricate? |
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